Lakers tied for 18th in new USA/ESPN Division II
Top 25 Coach’s Poll
Clayton State plays Thursday in Peach Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals

MORROW, Ga. – FEBRUARY 27, 2007 After dropping each of the last two weeks, the Clayton State Laker women’s basketball team is ascending back up in the USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coach’s Poll.

 

The new poll was released on Tuesday and the Lakers advanced four spots to 18th in the nation, where they are tied with Florida Tech. Clayton State received 136 points in the new poll, and remains the lone Peach Belt Conference team that has been ranked in the Top 25 each week throughout the regular season.

 

Undefeated Florida Gulf Coast continues to hold down the top-ranked position in Division II.

 

Clayton State plays next in the quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament in Greenwood, S.C. The Lakers will meet the winner of Wednesday’s USC-Upstate/Armstrong Atlantic game on Thursday at 3 p.m.